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Welfare

Problems with housing, benefits, debt or your employment? Or struggling in an unhealthy relationship? Please use the links below.

With the recent sad closure of ANODE our community feels more vulnerable but help is available. Drop in to the Crafty Fox Café just up the road in the middle of the Foxhole shops and speak confidentially to a volunteer. Open from 10am-3pm every weekday. Get a cuppa and some cake at a reasonable price, and it's a Hub for a range of support services and activities for the community. Includes CAB and Job Club. Plus drop into the Great Parks Community Centre and get involved some stuff!

In the middle of the Foxhole Rd shops, a community space run by local volunteers for the community of the Foxhole area in Paignton. Everyone is welcome in our comfortable and safe space. ​A place for friendship, information, support and encouragement. The Cafe offers hot and cold drinks as well as homemade cakes. The Hub part of the Cafe is a place for information, advice, activities and services. Contact us on 01803 669005.

Nina Cooper, the Blatchcome Community Builder is based here too. Community Builders get people to look at what they can offer and at what’s out there in their neighbourhood - it’s about people and about relationships between them - email her on ninacooper@torbaycdt.org.uk or phone 07929 335915

A lottery funded project, to celebrate life, enable older people (50+) to realise the value and purpose of their life and reconnect people with their community. Phone 01803 212638or07929 335915(Nina Cooper) to see how we can help you.

The Great Parks Community Centre is a venue and home for the local residents of the Blatchcombe neighbourhood. We provide activities, groups, projects and volunteering opportunities for all age groups. Through these and working together as a community we aim to prevent social isolation, have a positive impact on anti-social behaviour, and influence healthy lifestyles within an area of deprivation. Contact Steven on steven@so-fly.org07894 018977 or 01803 524903

Providing support and hope for young people aged 11 to 25 in Torbay. Staff build trusting relationships with young people, listening and helping them share their problems. We love street football and other sports and we host a local support groups including ‘Bambinos’ (Toddler Group), Craft Club, Saturday Brunch Club, Friday Coffee Shop, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, a Computer and Literacy Skills drop in service and a Community Gardening Project. Contact us at Great Parks Community Centre 01803 524903

If you are a survivor of sexual abuse, you could be facing difficulties in your life. We can offer support to help you face these issues and get to a point where your life is not dominated by them. Contact us through this website, of by calling our helpline 07539 810096 or by talking to us and we can refer you - phone 01803 556403

Torbay Domestic Abuse Service (TDAS) provides support for men, women and children in Torbay who need advice and protection from domestic abuse. Phone 01803 698869, or email tdas@sanctuary-housing.co.uk

Growing Connections is a food growing project happening in Foxhole and Queen Elizabeth Drive (QED), Paignton. Everyone is welcome to join us in creating fantastic new magical garden spaces. All sessions are free of charge and involve free food for all participants.... Contact Tara on tara@playtorbay.org.uk or 07730 792431

Designed to help vunerable people feel safe in their homes. Security lights, door chains, window locks, strong bolts, spy-holes etc.. Either free or a small donation. Click here for the referral form or phone 218701

Reading Well Books on Prescription helps you to understand and manage your health and wellbeing using self-help reading. The scheme is endorsed by health professionals and supported by public libraries including Paignton library.

Reading Well Mood-boosting Books is a national promotion of uplifting titles, including novels, poetry and non-fiction. The books are all recommended by readers and reading groups.

Meet new people, discover a whole new world of volunteering placements, work experience opportunities, and recognised training qualifications in Catering and Hospitality, Horticulture & Grounds Maintenance, Health & Social Care, Communication Skills, IT Support, Administration and much more.

More: We are here to help you lead an active and fulfilling life, whatever your health condition

Watch out for the Ageing Well in Torbay Fesitival - Saturday 20th October 2018, 10-6 @ Paignton Community & Sports Academy. Includes 1970's rock band and activities - and it's FREE!! Click here for more info

Posted at 15:33 on 26/09/2018

We are pleased to let you know that we are working closely with the Old Farm Surgery just down the road. For example, we have the same Practice Manager, Colin Whitford, and we are sharing a Paramedic (Ryan) who is helping with visits, as well as sharing some GP and Nurse resources and administrative support.

The NHS is constantly changing, and part of this are significant financial cuts, so we are doing this in order to ensure the long term sustainability of General Practice in this area.